15.2% —
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Castle Hill - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Castle Hill - North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have volunteered in Castle Hill - North recently, though unpaid care remains a major part of life here. While volunteering dropped by 7.4 percentage points since 2016, nearly 30% of residents provide unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.2% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This is a significant drop from the 22.6% who volunteered in 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 25.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This aligns with the 29.2% of residents who provide unpaid childcare, a rate well above the state average.
12.4% —
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.2% —
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.5% —
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.7% of the population, which is much lower than in most other areas.
1.7%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Castle Hill - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/115011555/castle-hill-north/topic/community